Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business

Queensland Budget 2026-27 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
Steven (Steve) Minnikin MP
Department head
Acting Director-General David Sinclair

As at budget day (2026-06-23)

$601.7M
Total expenses
$5.6M
Capital program
$3M
3 tracked measures
2,151
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 2 budgets (2025-26 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Customer service deliveryOpen data and digital governmentSmall and family business supportShared services

Budget initiatives

Small and Family Business First Action Statement$100M totalNewAnnounced

More than $100 million over four years to support small and family businesses with reduced red tape, a new Small Business Concierge, financial counselling and easier access to government procurement.

Cuts red tape for small and family businesses with a new concierge service, financial counselling and easier access to government work.

More than $100 million over four years. Year-by-year profile not separately disclosed in BP4.

Queensland Government Digital Fund AllocationsNot yet costedContinuingCapitalAnnounced

Allocations from the Queensland Government Digital Fund to modernise government systems, including QBuild's Build to Enable Program ($37.2M), digital water systems ($51.1M), worker screening, Pathology and clinical imaging systems, and the Transport registration and licensing system.

Modernises ageing government IT systems that underpin frontline services, from building and water systems to health pathology, imaging and transport licensing.

Multiple allocations from the whole-of-government Queensland Government Digital Fund across departments; individual amounts disclosed per measure but no single consolidated 2026-27 total in BP4.

Cyber Security and Technology Fund$2.5MNewAnnounced

$5 million over two years (plus $10 million met internally) to deliver cyber security and technology initiatives across Queensland, totalling $15 million.

Strengthens the cyber security of government systems that hold Queenslanders' data and deliver essential services.

2026-27: $2.5M2027-28: $2.5M

$5M new over 2 years plus $10M met internally; $15M total over 2 years

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2026-272027-28Total
Cyber Security and Technology Fund$2.5M$2.5M$5.0M
Total$2.5M$2.5M$5.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of customers satisfied with the services provided by Smart Service Queensland on behalf of government agencies≥90%90%≥90%
Overall customer satisfaction with transactional services (on a scale of 1 to 10)8.08.58.0
Cost per customer interaction through all service delivery channels provided by Smart Service Queensland$1.00$0.94$1.00
Average unit cost per transaction in a Customer Service Centre$23.87$22.49$23.17
Total expenditure as a percentage of ICT services awarded to small and medium sized businesses, for contracts greater than $5,00030%44.24%30%
Percentage of datasets available on data.qld.gov.au achieving a data usability rating of 3 out of 5 or higher≥75%77.37%≥75%
Percentage of new or existing businesses reporting increased capability as a direct result of participation in small business grant programs98%98.7%98%
Administrative cost per $1,000 for small business grant programs$134.50$87.34$138.55

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.